Foot rest for automobile accelerators



July 12, 1921. 1,635,473

v E. L. GIB$ON FOOT REST FOR AUTOMQBILE ACCELERATORS Filed Nov. 17.11926 Inventor l Gibson/j,

I Attarnqy Patented July 12, 1927, 1. a a

nnnns'r I GIBSON, or DORA, 'r'nxns. I

noon: nns'rfron AUToMonILE AocnLnnAmons; 3 f v "A pn' aum filed November 1?,196, Serial no} 148,907,-

, V Thisin'v'ention relates'to a new and useful I improvement in -foot rests [for automobile accelerators, and has for its primary object to provide a foot rest that will automatically: 5 follow the downward andupward movement of the accelerator'pedal so that thefoot'may bema'intainedin even position'upon the ac-Q rc elerator pedal and to permit the pedal to be moved downwardly to the 'fullest extent. 10 foot-rests now generally in use, it

is necessary that the foot be tilted at an the invention resides :in the provision of a 2 foot rest wherein. the rest member per se may be locked against sliding movement in either direction while the foot is in contact with the acceler'ator'pedal sq asto prevent tli; accidental movement of the accelerator even 'surfacesinythe roadway,f that results in the jrapidfinjcre'ase or "decrease of thefspeed of the engine; which is very detrimental to the partslo'f the 'automobile'j and especially V 3 the fdifferential Inechanism thereof. K

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footrre'st 'for e ac celeratorg pedals that may be employed in association" with practically all types of accelerator. pedals and that Y may be 3, readilyiinstalledin the autom iieana is without requiringflgreatjexpense; l j {Other objects will becomefapparent as the nature of; the invention is better understood, the: same comprising the novel J form,i comblnat on; V and arrangement of parts 'heree matter more, fully-descr bed, shown n the.

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a j Theirear sid'eof the post 9 is formed with a-vertical slot l8' th'at extendssubstantially from. the floor board 5 to the up'p'er end of. "the 'p o stt and within which will be slidably characters indicate fj corresponding throughout the several vi-ews; 12F igure '1 isasection taken th'roughfthe foot1board of an automobile disclosing the accelerator "pedal in side elevation ,and in $0 association with which is my'improved' foot rest; V

Figul'BiQ a longitudinal "section taken substantially upon the line of. Figure in the operators foot slipping from the-ac pedal when the car passesioverlbumps or. un-* 1 for disclosing rthe major elements' 'of the the accelerator pedalfin' top foot rest and planq Figure3 is a sectiontaken"substantiallyuponthe' line 3-3 of Figure 2, and

; Figure 4; is a'top'jplan viewof thefootrt supporting button pores-thatconstitutes an" essential :feature ofthe 'present invention. Now having vparticular reference to the drawing, 5' designatesthe foot board of an.

automobile :within a opening. through which is disposed the 1 usuali'f anti-frictiona bearing ,6 for the accelerator pedal shank 7 upon the upper end'of whichis'a footfsup;

hollow tubular post 9'threa'ded externally 5 slightly forwardly of-and at the side ofthe porting head 8. My invention c'onsists of a;

accelerator pedal; as indicated in Figures :1

slightly above jtheffoot'pedal end of the at:

celerator pedal as indicated in Figure 2. j The upper end" of this post: is open and ex opening inthefloorboard, a washer and nut in'Figure 3. The invention further includes a small and preferably circular foot Sup- "porting button'15 theftopsurface of which is milled tozprevent the foot; from slipping; while at] the edge of this button is" formed 7 a laterally extending disc '16 thatisformed 1H m centrallywith affishaped slot 17,jthe ends H i :of whichare 'injslight spacedrelation so 1 I,

as to maintain theic'enter of the disc con-j,

nected to the body thereofl-aslshown in'Fig f arranged the connect-ingportionbetween; the

center. and perimeter of the "disc-1'6 formed 'uponthe fo'otfbutton-l5, it belng *qbvlous fpostpa'sshowni in lEiguresl, 2 and 3. I

The-armor" the leve'r ad aC'ent the post the Figure Q." p

a Obvi-ously when' the foot is positioned '5' upon the buttonof. the fo'ot'r'est and" the I accelerator "pedal-which are" insubstantial transversealignment, the accelerator pedal may be moved downwardly. as desired. 7

: to cant the plate l6 of the foot rest buttonlt}.

upon-the post 9,-{said "foot restwill be" locked tothejgpost and by' 'reasonof the accelerator pedal being beneath'the foot, the sametcannot I be accidentally: forced;downwardly'or perf- -lllltteCl to rise which] is the usual result'when v -theyehiclepasses'overbumps or unevenQroad v accelerator astill iiurt'her downwardly, it" is fenly necessary ,to 'inove thejfoot back to nor-j iiial' position so that pressure may-be applied to j th e": accelerator; whereas on the other hand i that thetubular post 9 will engage through the'C-shaped slot. 17bit said disc when the same is arrangedthereon as clearly indicated in Figure Furthermore, thistypeofecom nection" between thettoot supportingbutton J and the post will prevent the rotation of the 'bu'tton-nponthe post. 7

'Directly above the floor-board 5, the tubusecured the free ends of the arms of-a U 'shaped link 21, the horizontal big-ht portion of which is tormcd with'a sleeve 22. N

q-Loosely mounted within-the sleeve22 of L the link 21 islthe-elongated and horizontal bight portion oi a relatively Uashaped lever 23, 'the'armsot which extend inwardly toi'va-rd theaecelerator pedal and said tubular bent npwardly' and --extends -*at its. end" through the slot 18- in-said postabove the discs-16st which end the; same" is provided "lwithaphead-24:,"for engagement upon the i [center 'ofsaidfdisc as indicatedinFigure-3. V

V V llhe-ot'her armol the lever23 extends bev neat-h the toot'button of theaccelerator pedal qand" is bifurcated at said endas at 25 for ve agement over oppositesides'ot the shank bribe-pedal as indicated-by the dotted lines;

qlvhenit is desired to move the whens Zis,desiredjtoslowly or rapidly pern iit" the accelerator to return; 1 to normal post, tion' the foot is, raisedfand the accelerator ivill return by'reason of the usual spring, not shown-,; -to its normal; position, while the fi'oot supporting bntton per sewill be raised lJfJEIfGZtSOIl of the 'coi'l spring-1 L within; the

, ,imbnla-rlpost 9Q; r v 1 I Byirjeason'of the link connection 21 between the lever 23 and; post carrying plate 1.8, the proper engagement of the' inner ends ing button;

oftlie arms of said lever with respect to the "foot rest post 9, and

accelerator pedal will be maintained. g

,1 It willthus be seen that lliave provided", a 'highly novel; simple, and ellicient formof foot rest for'automobile accelerators that is well adapted for all the purposes heretofore designated, eventhough l have herein shown and described the inventi'on as consisting of certain detail structural elements it 1s nevertheless -to;.be understood that some changes may be made therein without aliecting the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims;

I Having thus described the inventiomwhat I-claim'as-new is: 1

1; Ina vfootrestibr {automobile :accelera tors, a post secured to the automobile foot} board at the side otthe acceleratonpedal; a fOOti button disposed for vertical" sliding v movement upon" the post 1 and operable L fer binding engagement with the post whenitoot pressure -isap'plied thereto means operable by the downward rnoveinent o-f theaccelera-i I tor pedallfort'orcingsaidfoot restlngpedal downwardly upon thelpost, and.means;for

automatically raising thekbutton lwhenl presj sure thereon is released. ,w

2; Ina

tors, :a; vertical supporting member secured to the foot board of the automobile adj acent,

foot rest for automobile accelerathe accelerator pedal, afootsupportingbut V ton,.disposedfor vertical sliding movement upon the supporting member when'gthe same is in substantially horizontal position and operable for clutched e n'gagem ntwith than member at ny p nt; t e o when: the hinti- H 1 @011 is tilted so' att fl a e erator pedal will be maintained in frigid? depressed-[position 7.

beneath the foot atkthe 7 side of. the {I resting u button, and 'automatic ineans toizraising the p I buttonsimultaneouslyjwith the aisi 1 1g e l the pedal whenthe foot, pressurefisreleased. :rqi 3. :In a foot rest torautomobileIacceleralj tors; a post secured lto the a tomobile foot board atithe; side: of the aoceleratorppedahja foot supporting button disposed forvertical sliding vmovement upon the post and :oper': "able for "binding engagementwith the'ipost when foot. pressure is applied thereto;v means operable by the downward movement ,of the accelerator pedal. for forcing said foot r est; ing pedal downwardly upon the ,post, means for automatically raising; the I button when pressure thereon is released said first men-,

tionedxmeans consisting ofapivotal I'elai- U-shaped lever, thejend ofone-yarm of which is arrangedfbeneaththebuttonof the s?! accelerator jleve'rr pedal the }end,,of-'-,the 3 other arm disposed in. position above the post engaging portion of support 4.111 a foot rest'for automobile 'accelerae board-atthe sideof'tlie' accelerator pedal, a foot supporting button disposed foryvertical tors, a post securedtothe automobile to'ot sliding movement upon the post and oper-J.

able for binding engagement with thepost when foot pressure is applied thereto, means operable by the downward movement-of the accelerator pedal for forcing said foot rest-.

ing pedal downwardly upon thepost, and means for automatically raising the button when pressure'thereon is released, saidfirst mentigned means consisting: of a. pivotal relatively U-shaped lever, the end of one arm of which is arranged beneath the buttonof the accelerator lever pedal and the end of the other arm disposed in position above the post engaging portion of said'foot'supporting consistlng of an 'expansible spring so. associated with the post as to normally apply pressure'upon the foot supporting button 111 w an upward direction.

5. In a foot rest't'or automobile accelerae tors, a vertical supporting member secured to the 'foot board of the automobile adjacent the accelerator pedal, a foot supporting button disposed for vertical sliding movement on the supporting member so as to follow the,

- reverse movement of the accelerator pedal .underthe actionof the operators foot, and means for interconnecting said foot supporting button and the accelerator pedal; 7

button, said last mentioned means 6; In a foot rest forautomobile accelerators, a vertical supporting membersecured to the'floor board of the automobile adjacent the accelerator pedal, a foot supporting button disposed for'vertical slidablemovement on the supporting member so as to follow tor pedal and said footisupporting button whereby the button may be'rigidlyisecured any vpredeter to 1 the supporting. member at mined position thereon. v

7 In a foot rest forautomobile accelera- I tors, a vertical supporting member secured to the foot board of the automobile adjacent the accelerator pedal, a foot supporting but? ton disposed for vertical. 'slidinglnovement the reverse movement. of the acceleratorv pedalunder the action of the operators'foot,

the ireverse movement of r the accelerator pedal under the action of theoperators foot, in and aconnectionbetweenvthe footjaccelerar' on the supporting, member so as to follow l said i'oot supporting button adapted for tilt-1 able movement for rigidly securing the same pedalf I In testimony whereof I'afiix ERNEST L.

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